In this panel we explore the role of community colleges, business and government in providing the next generation with the education and support to fully leverage the new opportunities and jobs that will come with a sharp uptick in manufacturing activity and downstream facility operations and maintenance

How can businesses and schools, both secondary and post-secondary, work together in a continuous and flexible manner to ensure that educational programming keeps pace with anticipated and changing employer requirements?

As major employers often hire from a multi-state labor shed, how can education and training providers work together, across geopolitical boundaries, to meet the same standards of workforce preparation?

Chair - William “Pat” Getty President Benedum Foundation

Christopher Reber President Community College of Beaver County

Paul Boulier Vice President, Industry and Innovation Team NEO

Johnny Moore President Pierpont Community and Technical College in West Virginia